Study Finds Austin is the Fourth Least Stressed Large City in the Country

A recent study released by Portfolio.com found that Austin residents are the fourth least stressed out of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country. According to the researchers, Austin residents enjoy a low level of stress primarily due to the relatively low unemployment rates coupled with the good health of the city’s residents.

When determining the overall level of stress within each city, the researchers considered a number of different factors. These included:

On the other end of the spectrum, the researchers found that Detroit residents were the most stressed. This was largely due to the city’s significant unemployment rate of 14.3 percent combined with its poverty rate of 9.9 percent. The city also has low levels of sunshine combined with high robbery and murder rates.